Philippsbourg (French: [filipsbuʁ]; German: Philippsburg [ˈfɪlɪpsbʊʁk]; Lorraine Franconian: Phillipsburch; Alsatian: Phillipsbueri) is a commune in the department of Moselle, administrative region of Grand Est, northeastern France.

Philippsbourg
Commune
View of the village and the valley of the Falkensteinerbach
Coat of arms
Location of Philippsbourg
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Coordinates: 48°59′N 7°34′E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Sarreguemines
Canton	Bitche
Intercommunality	CC du Pays de Bitche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Mathieu Muller[1]
Area 1	23.71 km2 (9.15 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	593
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57541 /57230
Elevation	205–510 m (673–1,673 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park.

Sites and monuments

• Château du Falkenstein, 12th-century ruined castle, built for surveillance of the Zinsel valley
• Château de Rothenbourg, castle ruins dating from the 9th century
• Château de Helfenstein, ruins of a castle already destroyed in 1437

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Philippsbourg.

• Communes of the Moselle department

References